Does McDonald's Comeback Chocolate Pie Live Up To Its Sexy Promotional Photo?

It’s an unfortunate fact of life that expectations don't always correspond to reality. We've seen zhng’d food photos online that look like a definite right swipe, only to eagerly order the dish and find out that we’ve been catfished.

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Say hi to choco pie

Since we announced its February 22 comeback yesterday, we've been staring longingly at the promotional photo of McDonald’s Chocolate Pie (from $1.50 each). The Instagrammable molten chocolate pie was introduced last March and quickly went viral. But just as quickly, the limited-edition item disappeared less than two weeks after its launch, before we could say “high-calorie”. The dessert was sold out and there was no news of its return. Until now. So, for those of you who didn't get to try this limited-edition offering, here's your chance.

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Choco pie: expectation

The brand's advertised photo looks like a 10/10 on our screen: a dark, handsome crusty slab cut in half to reveal an oozy molten chocolate core. If the chocolate pie were anthropomorphic, it would be macho and have bedroom eyes.

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Choco pie: reality

We got first dibs on a sneak peek taste test of the chocolate pie before its relaunch at McDonald’s outlets tomorrow. Like the pie we tried when it was first launched last year, the reissue has a crackly, rather thick cocoa powder-spiked pastry shell. So yes, the crust at least looks almost like its online profile photo's, and yes, it’s still as shiok.

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But what about the molten choc filling?

Now, the most important part of the chocolate pie: its molten milk chocolate filling. Its official photo depicts creamy medium brown, smooth melted chocolate oozing seductively out of its crispy coat. In real life? It’s a much darker brown and isn’t that flowy, even though our freshly-baked pie is warm. We try gently shaking the sliced pie to see if the chocolate filling would ooze out, but it only jiggles.

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The taste test

Taste and texture-wise, it's more like a gooey chocolate pudding with a mildly dark cocoa flavour. It's pretty much the same as what we remembered: not-too-sweet, pleasant to eat and more premium-tasting than its cheap $1.50 price tag. FYI: McDonald’s increased the price of this pie by 10 cents (it was $1.40 during its initial launch last year). Our verdict? It’s worth hurrying to the fast food chain to buy this limited-edition chocolatey treat tomorrow. 'Cos goodness knows when it'll sell out again.